West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
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What the Mt. Lebanon Shakers
FOund-Incident in the His
tory of a Quiet Community.

MUMMY, SecIuueu ITOih tHe 1Te'
and worry of the outside world
They are widely known, how.
ever, for their strict honor and
probity in business.
The Shakers believe that ma.
ture has aremedy for every dis.
ease. A few have been found---
the rest are as yet unknown.
Many were discovered by acct
dent. Others came to light as
the result of patient experiment
and research.
Nervous Dyspepsia is a COM
paratively ae1g disease, growing
out of the conditions Of modern
life. 1t Is q joint affection of
the digestive organs and Of the
nervous system. These two
were formcrly treated as sepa-
rate ailments, and it was left
for the clear-sighted Shakers
to prove that the basis of this
terrible and often fatal comph-
cation lies chiefly in the disOrd-
cred and depraved functions Of
digestion and nutrition. They
reasoned thus:-"If we can m
duce the stomach to do its
work, and stimulate the excre.
tive organs to drive out of the
body the poisonous waste mat
tiers which remain after thelife.
giving elements of the food
have been absorbed, we shall
have conquered Nervous Dys.
pepsia and Nervous Exhaust
ion. And they were right
Knowing the infalible power
Of Shaker Extract {Seigel's
Syrup in less complicated
though similar diseases,
they resolved to test it fully
in this 70 leave no ground
for doubt they prescribed the
remedy IL hundreds of cases
which had been pronounced In
curable-with perfect success
in every instance where their
directions rs to living and diet
were scTPulously followed.
Nervous Dyspepsia and Ex-
haustion Is a peculiarly Ameri-
can disease. To a greater or
less extent half the people of
this country suffer from it
both sexes and all ages. In no
country N sac world are there
80 many insane asylums filed
to overAowing, all resulting
from this alarming disease. Its
leading symptoms are these:
Frequent o. continual head
ache; a dull pain at the base
of the brain; bad breath; r.su-
seous quotations; tb.e rising
Of sour and pun tent fluids to
-! lhE I, : sense of Cypress
ilal "l' 4aiutuess at the pit Of
u - stomach; hatulence; wake
fulness and loss of sleep; dis
gust with food even when
weak from the need oft; sticky
or shiny matter ON the teeth or
in the mouth, especially on ris-
ing in the morning; fulTed and
coated tongue; dull eyes, cold
hands and feet; constipation;
dry or rough skin; inability to
fix the mind on any labor call
ing for continuous attention;
and oppressive and sad fore
bodings and fears.
] All this terrible group
Shaker Extract (Seigel's
Syrup removes by its pos
tive, powerful, direct yet
painless and gentle action upon
the functions of digestion and
assimilation. Those elements
of the food that build up and
strengthen the system are sent
upon their mission, while all
waste matters (the ashes of lfe's
frey which unremoved, poison
and kill, are expelled from the
body through the bowels, kid
news and skin. The weak aniI
Frustrated nerves are quoted,
toned and fed by the purified
blood. As the result, health,
with its enioyments, blessings
and power, returns to the suf-
ferer who had, perhaps, aband-
oned all hope of ever seeing
mother well day.